New single from Apollo Brown and Guilty Simpson’s forthcoming album, Dice Game. This joint of course contains Simpson’s gruff delivery and Brown’s bluesy/soulful accompaniment. The album drops on November 13th.
Single You Out: OBX – Evil Ways (ft. Guilty Simpson)
A tribute to Carlos Santana you say? Yeah. I can get behind that. OBX reps the great state of Texas and is one of the fresher artists coming from the Lonestar. This time he enlists some support on the mic device from Detroit’s own, Guilty Simpson. It’s a hip hop twist on some classic material. Be on the lookout!
Single You Out: Oh No x Chris Keys – Devastation (ft. Guilty Simpson x Montage One)
This track is on some Alfred Hitchcock type ish! It’s that scary. I love the little piano loop. The whole production is very cinematic. The emcees don’t disappoint either. Really great hip hop music being made right here.
This track is the lead single off of Oh No’s and Chris Key’s album, Ashes, which drops in late October.
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Single You Out: Ruste Juxx and The Arcitype – The Walking Dead (ft. Ill Bill, Guilty Simpson and Shabaam Sahdeeq)
After this cut, plus the last joint, EVERYONE should be anticipating this album! This track is on some ‘darkest hour’ type ish. Definitely something that can stay in the headphones for quite some time. Make sure you check out Ruste Juxx and The Arcitype’s album, V.I.C. next month…
No. 5 J. Pinder – Code Red EP (2010)
Artist: J. Pinder
Album: The Code Red EP
Source: 2DopeBoyz
Tracklisting:
- Code Red
- All That Fire (ft. Zach Bruce) (prod. by Jake One)
- No Turnin Back (ft. Toki Wright) (prod. by Vitamin D)
- Go Far (prod. by Kuddie Fresh)
- Safe Place (ft. Guilty Simpson) (prod. by Kuddie Fresh)
- Later On (ft. Rapper Big Pooh and Zach Bruce) (prod. by Kuddie Fresh)
- Three Words (prod. by Vitamin D)
- Kill It (prod by Kuddie Fresh)
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Representing the Great Northwest is, J. Pinder with his release, the Code Red EP. This EP stands out with great song after great song. It has stayed in deep rotation in my Itunes for months on end and it has something that heads of all walks of life can appreciate.
All That Fire is a super smooth track that is backed by the vocals of Zach Bruce and production by the venerable Jake One. The lyrics aren’t going to shock the world but this is a solid track to vibe to. I can picture J. Pinder performing this song in a smokey Jazz Club and having the whole audience nodding their heads in accordance. The beat is relatively simple but it’s infectious. Zach Bruce’s hook really completes the track. His vocals really make this a great song.
No Turnin’ Back maintains the good feelings that All That Fire set off. The content of this cut is a little bit harder than the aforementioned track but the hook again has that capacity to hold your attention and have you singing along, guaranteed. Emcees J. Pinder and Toki Wright tell street stories that detail the moves that are made to become successful. Vitamin D is behind the boards using ill combinations of strings and guitar licks to back the emcees’ delivery. Tracks like this keep the listener motivated and put their best foot forward to get what they want out of life.
Safe Place, features Detroit rhyme spitter Guilty Simpson and just like you might expect, this song goes hard. The beat is crafted by Kuddie Fresh and is filled with horns and a thick bass riff. I am really feeling this joint musically. This is music to creep by. Simpson and J. Pinder trade verses about making the money and being able to keep it away from the powers that be, or the snakes in the grass. And again, the ill hook just completes the song. I harp on this alot, but the art of making a good hook is lost on some people, J. Pinder knows the secret though!
All in all, you need to get to know, J. Pinder. He is versatile. He can speak on a number of different topics. Simply put, he is making better music than a lot of others in the game. Code Red is the initial embodiment of his immense talent, so be sure to check for it.
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